Thread: States, Fed Gov’t At Odds Over Illegal Immigration

by Lauren Torlone | March 06, 2011

Frustrated by what they see as a lack of government enforcement and support, some states are taking illegal immigration into their own hands, considering a variety of legislation and action at local levels.

Several states, including Utah and Michigan have been debating immigration legislation. And now, the chairman of Prince William County, Virginia, Corey Stewart, is suing the Department of Homeland Security, seeking records about illegal immigrants in his county. Stewart and former Justice Department official Tom Dupree talked to Fox News on Sunday about the limitations and frustrations playing out across the country when it comes to illegal immigration.

Stewart believes the federal government isn't doing its job when it comes to managing illegal immigrants. In his county, Stewart has requested "information about illegal immigrants under the Freedom of Information Act" requests that he says have been "stonewalled" at the federal level.

Tom Dupree says the government is in a tough position when it comes to illegal immigration, acknowledging that the amount of activity happening at the state level "sends the message to Washington that the job is not getting done." Dupree maintains enforcing illegal immigration is the federal government's job, and if states want to implement their own legislation they should do so in a manner that "shows they're not doing anything that conflicts with federal law."

Stewart isn't against the federal government playing a role in illegal immigration, but he wants it to be regulated in a consistent manner. A recent Rasmussen Reports poll found that 67% of those polled believe states should have the right to enforce illegal immigration laws if the federal government is not enforcing them.
http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/ ... igration-0

I think we should start a petition to make our representatives work only part time. They need another job. Now,they have to keep thinking of things to rule on to make them seem relevent. When they pass laws they have to think of other laws to enforce so they can keep getting paid. They need months and months of not ruling. They need to have another job and make the gov job part time. Social issues they need to stay out of, education they need to stay out of and the list goes on and on.

We all should agree illegal aliens is one of the worst danger our Country currently faces.

We Americans should also agree to have our existing immigration laws enforced to the fullest extent of law to combat invasions of the U.S. by unknown, undocumented aliens from all across the world.

Each State should have a legal right to enforced laws to protect citizens, even if it pertains to unlawful invasions by undocumented aliens. And Police Officers across this nation should be granted legal rights to locate, detain and turn over to ICE illegal aliens as part of work duties.

If we Americans do not begin to enforce our Country immigration laws, we will weep a many days, because this Country will also be ruled and operated by the worst criminals anyone can ever encounter.

"Screw messin' with this Clown let's just go strait here!"
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-230497.html

The States are tired of having to clean up the mess that the feds are creating by their lack of enforcing the existing laws. Several states are now working on going to self determination and in that will go to enforce their own set of laws and some include the crackdown on illegals.